Classical Music Initiative

CLASSICAL MUSIC INITIATIVE PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
NOTES FROM OCTOBER 2004 WORKSHOP

The CMI’s first Production Workshop was held in October 20-22, 2004 at the headquarters of American Public Media, the national production and distribution division of Minnesota Public Radio. The intensive three-day gathering brought together 13 participants for a series of stimulating sessions with award-winning producers and renowned keynote speakers.

This workshop was designed to:

· Provide training and encouragement in production and presentation
· Inspire producers and hosts to energize and develop new methods, styles and formats for classical music media
· Offer a collaborative atmosphere for the cultivation of new ideas
· Inspire and provoke!

Keynote speakers:

· Terry Teachout, music critic, arts journalist, author and ArtsJournal.com blogger
Keynote: “What to Learn from Howard Stern: Can Old and New Media Coexist?”

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· Tod Machover, Professor of Music and Media at the MIT Media Lab
Keynote: Building Active Listeners through New Media Technology

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At the MIT Media Lab, Tod Machover is developing toys to make learning about music an interactive experience.

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Workshop presentations: Producing for radio and new media, led by American Public Media staff, including Peabody Award-winning producers:

· Finding the Creative Difference – Tom Voegeli (American Mavericks*, From the Top, Schickele Mix)
· Staying Curious: The Unexpected Interview – Brian Newhouse (Minnesota Orchestra, Music@Menlo)
· Style and Substance: Writing for Radio – Don Lee
· Radio Distribution – Chris Kohtz
· The Web Producer is Your Friend – John Pearson
· Media Rights – Mitzi Gramling
· Getting the Audience to Play with You (interactive websites) – Julia Schrenkler and Preston Wright (American Mavericks, Music@Menlo)
· Recording session of Saint Paul Sunday with host Bill McGlaughlin and the Borromeo String Quartet.

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For further inquiries, contact Lauren Dee, Classical Music Initiative Project Coordinator: LDee@mpr.org; 651-290-1498

*The American Mavericks® radio program is produced by American Public Media in association with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas Music Director.